When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 101

Chapter 101



When I finally came to the private hospital, I felt my brain was still rebooting. Seeing Eliana's worried yet somehow disdainful face was a relief. At least someone had saved me.

With her cheeks flushed with anger, Eliana stared at me and exclaimed, "Melanie, you're unbelievable. You were drugged and nearly choked me to death!"

"I'm so sorry. I had no idea what I was doing," I apologized, shaking my head vigorously, not wanting to imagine what I might have done to make Eliana blush like that.

Eliana flicked my forehead lightly. "You owe me one, big time."

I promised, "I'm forever in your debt. I swear..."

She cut me off, thrusting her phone at me. "Save the promises for later. Deal with your mess first."

The video on the screen left me dumbfounded. It indeed was me, stark naked, in the arms of a man whose face was blurry in the dark, his profile vaguely resembling Vinson. And to my horror, the scene of our entanglement was none other than a restaurant's private dining room.

I didn't need to read the comments to know the inte must have gone wild, just like I did.

"You said you saved me, and he, I..." I stammered, my words jumbled in confusion. I instinctively touched my body, earning an eye roll from Eliana.

"I got there just in time. What are you looking for?" Eliana took her phone back. "Thinking they've got something on you? With deepfake technology, who can't fabricate evidence?"

of the trouble brewing. Despite platforms swiftly removing the content, I knew the underground circulation was relentless. A five-minute video was

saw it had blown up with calls. From close friends to the curious, everyone

watching me, Eliana mentioned, "I've spoken to Jade about this and told her not to worry. I've also secured the restaurant's surveillance footage, but only the part where I escorted you out. The rest has been tampered with. Should

guessing who was behind it, but shocked at

payments made, no one showed up. It was all paid

but I understood. Even with a clear view, the

through just then, and I hung up directly. I could almost

Eliana answered her ringing phone.

Melanie with you?" Clyde's voice came through, prompting Eliana and me to exchange looks

she was drugged, and I brought

gasping for air. "Are you trying to kill me?

and

you out with

said helplessly, "Someone

Clyde roared,

face in my shoulder, his expression

had argued before, and it always ended with him not knowing what to do with me, eventually

I'd never

repeated it. "Clyde, it's

looked at me, eyes red and filled with grievance and anger. You shouldn't have been out with Vinson. I told you. We're not doing

you

the company?